diff --git a/third_party/benchmark/BUILD.bazel b/third_party/benchmark/BUILD.bazel
index 1539b2cc86a17e..75242ad4ddecb7 100644
--- a/third_party/benchmark/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/third_party/benchmark/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ config_setting(
     visibility = [":__subpackages__"],
 )
 
+config_setting(
+    name = "macos",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@bazel_tools//platforms:osx",
+    ],
+)
+
 cc_library(
     name = "benchmark",
     srcs = glob(
@@ -34,6 +41,7 @@ cc_library(
     hdrs = ["include/benchmark/benchmark.h"],
     linkopts = select({
         ":windows": ["-DEFAULTLIB:shlwapi.lib"],
+        ":macos": ["-lpthread"],
         "//conditions:default": [
             "-pthread",
             "-lrt",